Blog: Travel, Recreation and Culture

A guided hike is held as part of the annual Chesapeake Watershed Forum at Bacon Ridge Natural Area in Crownsville, Md., on Nov. 2, 2021. Earl "Bud" Reaves, a forester with Anne Arundel County, helped point out unique features of the biodiversity and landscape of Bacon Ridge. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

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Hikers walk along a wet trail in the woods.

Hispanic leaders working within the Chesapeake Bay region are diversifying the environmental industry

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Jorge Bogantes Montero holds a basket of freshwater mussels on a dock.

The 38-mile-long Passage Creek weaves in and out of a sheltered part of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.

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The Bohemia River meanders through Md. and Del. before flowing to the Elk River.

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Elk River seen from above showing water and coastline lined with trees.

Muddy Creek meets the Susquehanna River north of the Conowingo Dam, shortly before it flows into the Chesapeake Bay.

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A pandemic project turns into a personal journey to discover the Chesapeake

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Jody, a white woman with brown hair, stands in front of a beach.

A project that has been in the making for decades is underway with newly acquired land

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The sun sets over the water at Carr's-Elktonia beach. Three trees, a bench, a dock and a group of people are silhouetted against the sunset.

Adventuring LGBTQ has been active since the early 1979

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Craig Howell rests his hand on a tree and looks upward.

Years of reducing sewage and litter pay off

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A large group of swimmers jumps in unison into open water.

Report on waterfront recreation reveals valuable insights about how people spend time outdoors

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A kid hold a fishing pole and another is on a bike at a fishing pier.

Travel, Recreation and Culture

Chesapeake hikes that take my breath away–literally

Five Hispanic leaders fighting for cleaner water in D.C. and beyond

The colorful trout that pass through Passage Creek

Bohemia River and its ties to a famous Chesapeake Bay mapmaker

Muddy Creek is a hidden gem home to fly fishing, hiking, tubing and more

Out of 123 Chesapeake Bay beaches—here are six not to miss

Black history revived at a historic Chesapeake Bay beach

Hike leader looks back on one of the longest running LGBTQ outdoor groups in Washington, D.C.

Baltimoreans swim again at Harbor Splash 2024

For public access, being near the water might be more important than on the water